[ltp] was (Re: Parts!) Power connector...

[Tom]

I found an adapter from a 3-pin (F) to 4-pin power (M) connector at a com=
puter=20
show.  I cut the 4-pin connector and a couple of inches of cord off and c=
ut=20
off the end of the power bricks cable at the connector.  the cable inside=
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both wires is a type off coax cable.  I just connected the inner wires=20
together and the outer wires together like such.

 +---outer wire (new plug)-----//----outer wire (power brick)------
 +---inner wire (new plug)-----//----inner wire (power brick)------

You should check the connections to the plug end on the new plug to see t=
hey=20
are the same as the old plug.  Check the old plug before you cut it off. =
 I=20
have a Nesco Battery Systems Smart Supply (model SS5-30).  It has a=20
detachable cord (SmartCord SC2003) to connect to the laptop with a smalle=
r=20
4-pin plug.  You should be able to buy just this cable and do the same=20
surgery on it.

My 760 EL shows the power connections as:
(looking at the back of the laptop)

        G-- x     x  -- (-)
          S-- x x -- (+)

HTH,
Tom

On Friday 06 December 2002 22:51, Richard Neill wrote:
> I think that these must be different connectors!
>
> The 760 has a horrid plastic "lump" which sticks out so far it is askin=
g
> to be levered off, and mates with 4 pins in this configuration:
>
>           X      X
>
>             X  X
>
> I think they are 0,+5V,+12V,control signals. Can one buy these as spare
> from IBM?
>
>  From your post, I assume that the 600 has the more common "2.5 mm powe=
r
> plug" which is a standard part you can get in radio shack/elsewhere, an=
d
> has only 2 connectors. (OV, +15V usually ). That would be the same as
> most laptops, including the A series and the 770 series.
>
> Richard
>
> Dean L. Hedin wrote:
> > In my case the problem was with the jack on the end of the power supp=
ly
> > cable. If your handy with soldering. Radio shack has a mediocre
> > replacment connector.
> >
> > On Thursday 05 December 2002 02:12 pm, Dan Sawyer wrote:
> >>I am having a simular problem with my 600E. The power connector is ve=
ry
> >>touchy; almost any movement causes power spikes.
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>Dan